The Linde Group once again saw profitable growth in the 2011 financial year, achieving its best ever figures for group sales and group operating profit. \"We have become even more efficient overall and were able to achieve the targets we had set in f
BASF Venture Capital GmbH has invested $13.5 million in Allylix, Inc., a U.S.-based renewable specialty chemicals company. The BASF subsidiary led a $18.2 million financing round, joined by existing investors Tate & Lyle Ventures, Avrio Ventures and
Sentini Bioproducts (P) Ltd has approached the Ministry of Environment and Forests for environmental clearance for inclusion of molasses as raw material for its grain-based distillery unit at Gandepalli in Andhra Pradesh\'s Krishna district.
SGL Group has further expanded its production in Pune, India, gaining a larger footprint in the Indian growth market. At the new production facility, the manufacture of graphite-based system components (heat exchangers and columns) for the chemical i
Sarthi Chem Pvt Ltd has proposed to expand its Methyl Bromide manufacturing unit at Kuvadava GIDC Estate in Gujarat\'s Rajkot district.
PETRONAS and BASF have taken the next steps in the development of the previously announced ¤1 billion investment that will expand their partnership in Malaysia, involving projects at their existing venture in Kuantan and at a new site within PETRONA
Kakinada-based Nagarjuna Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited (NFCL) has initiated the process for setting up a new production facility for the production of 1.27 million MT/Annum of fertilizer grade urea within the existing complex.
LANXESS will break ground for its new neodymium polybutadiene rubber (Nd-PBR) plant in Singapore on September 11 this year. The German specialty chemicals company plans to invest roughly EUR 200 million (about SGD 340 million) in a 140,000 metric ton
The Indian Chemical Council (ICC) has called for immediate suspension to ethanol blending programme in India.
An expert committee set up for the second national awards for technology innovation in petrochemical and downstream plastic processing industry is believed to have completed the screening and evaluating process and submitted its recommendations to th
Gujarat-based Riona Laminate Pvt. Ltd intends to establish resin manufacturing plant for captive consumption. The proposed unit will have the capacities of 550 MT/month of phenol formaldehyde and 100 MT/month of melamine formaldehyde.
The global chemicals industry registered decelerating growth in 2009 due to recession. Production contracted, as demand from major end-use markets such as construction, automotive, and electronics dropped drastically. Faced with declining demand, che
CRISIL’s ratings on the bank facilities of Elkay Chemicals Pvt Ltd (Elkay; part of the Elkay group) continue to reflect the Elkay group’s small scale of operations in an industry dominated by few large multinational corporations (MNCs), a
Akzo Nobel India Ltd. said that its Board of Directors in a meeting held on October 21, has announced a royalty proposal for its Paints Business, in order to gain smooth access to AkzoNobel group\'s technology and brands.
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IndianOil) has registered a profit of Rs. 2,488 crore for the third quarter of the current financial year ended December 2011 as compared to a profit of Rs. 1,635 crore for the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
Honeywell announced today the opening of a new technology center in India, further expanding its technology development capabilities in key areas including refining, petrochemical, low-global-warming and nylon technologies and applications.
BASF is increasing the prices of the polyalcohols neopentylglycol (NPG), trimethylolpropane (TMP), hydroxypivalic acid neopentyl glycol ester (HPN), 1,6-hexanediol (HDO) and 1,5-pentanediol (PDO), with immediate effect or as existing contracts permit
LANXESS, the leading specialty chemicals company and the global market leader in synthetic rubber expressed its commitment to grow in the Indian chemical industry at the seminar on chemical and petrochemical industry on February 8 at Hotel Le Meridia
Clariant introduces three azo pigments that offer new opportunities for designers and producers of plastic products in India. These pigments were unveiled at the ongoing PlastIndia 2012. All three products are presented at the Clariant booth 7F-R1, w
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